Oprah, on Neglect
What happens to a child who grows up with virtually no parenting, love, affection or human touch? “Nearly everything we learn about being human—how to speak, how to walk, everything—comes from the people who raise us,” Oprah says. “Today, we’re going to look at what happens when nobody does.”
This was my son.
Dr. Bruce Perry, a Child psychiatrist featured on the Oprah show states that neglect is the absence of necessary stimulation in order to build a certain part of the brain. In order for children to learn, to stimulate areas of their brain they NEED stimulation. Without stimulation they will learn to stimulate them themselves or retract into themselves. Your brain will form differently.
Dr. Federici calls this Institutional Autism in Institutionalized children. But, what about biological children?
Dr. Perry calls this total global neglect. Read more
Health Issues in Orphanages
Dr. Federici, who has visited hundreds of orphanages, explains some of the health issues a child may encounter in Adopted, The Movie.
Adoption Do’s and Don’ts
A friend sent me this link today and I thought is was quite timely, as it is National Adoption Month. This particular list is taken from Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community by Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz but many of the items on this list are actually for any adoption so I have adapted the commentary to my own experiences.
